Manohar Gajanan Joshi was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999, and Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. He was one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena, and also one of the Indians to be elected to all of the four legislatures. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India in 2025.

Headlines from December 2, 1937

LEHMAN ORDERS MARINELLI TO ANSWER AFTER DEWEY FILES THREE NEW CHARGES; REPLY DUE MONDAY

STATE JOBLESS PAY OPEN TO STRIKERS; Law Requires a Ten-Week Wait and Willingness to Accept Employment

Liquor Price War in Midtown Area Slashes The Retail Cost of Some Brands Sharply

First '38 Car Plates Out; Advertise World's Fair

POST DEFIES MAYOR; QUITS HOUSING BODY; Charges Move for Political Domination--Urges Delegate to Straus Conference

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